In many ways, Disney has long applied the “circle of life” philosophy to its classic animated movies, now routinely reborn and recycled into “live-action re-imaginings.” But it’s only recently that the studio has drawn from the well of its 90s-era…
The Top 40 SNL Skits for SNL’s 40th Anniversary
SNL. Saturday Night Live. The place where comedy and comedians make it. Just like the city it quintessentially represents, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. And we have forty years to look at. As you…
Star Wars VII: J.J. Abrams to Boldly Go to a Galaxy Far Far Away
As soon as the magical house of Disney purchased the entirety of LucasFilm back in November of 2012, they immediately announced that they were making a Star Wars: Episode VII, VIII and IX. As the press made the rounds following…
The Film Canon: Star Wars (1977)
It feels a little silly to include Star Wars in a compendium of films you must see, if only because it’s a given that everyone’s already seen it. When someone tells me they haven’t seen Star Wars, I briefly consider…